“Martin MacNeill murdered his wife Michele. Her death was not the result of an accident, and it certainly was not the result of a heart condition,” Grunander said. “The defendant carried out a cold and calculated plan to murder his wife. He relied on his knowledge and experience as a doctor and also as a lawyer to accomplish this.”

Prosecutors accused Martin MacNeill of drugging then drowning his wife, Michele MacNeill, in the bathtub of their family’s home on April 11, 2007, in order to continue a relationship with his alleged mistress, Gypsy Willis. Michele MacNeill was recovering from face-lift surgery at the time of her death.